Technophile

So last week Chops texted me asking if he could get an iPad. Um, sure. I got home later that evening to find that he meant that day- not just in the future :) He has already downloaded different apps and set it up to where he can play itunes on the computer by using the iPad. I'm sure he has done some other stuff too but I kind of leave it alone. Its gonna take me a while to warm up to it, but I'm sure in about a year I will have commandeered it and he'll have to get something else new and exciting. That's kind of what happened when I got him an ipod touch for graduation. I'm pretty much the one that uses it now. It has been cute to watch Addie play games on it, and really funny to watch Fran play games on it. Chops is trying to get his mom more interested in technology and I think it's working. We are taking it with us when we head out of town for spring break so it will hopefully make the drive with an active toddler a bit easier....

Catchup

Uncle Richard sent her this kitty in the mail...and she loves it.
Addie trying to put dad's sock on. I think Chops' class is wearing him out...that's two pics in a row with Addie playing next to dad sleeping.
Addie figuring out how to use the doggy door at the stairs- we didn't think she would fit
This girl loves shoes. She's all set!
Don't worry, its clean..it hasn't been worn for a long time! Addie enjoys playing with my underwear and somehow found this in the closet.

I have been slacking, again. So much has been going on but with my pregnancy brain they are long gone. We did head up to a friends cabin last weekend (no pics) and had some fun. Addie is in love with the snowmobiles and had fun being the only kid amongst several adults. She ate up all the attention. She is a very friendly kid- she is constantly saying hi to people at the store and church. She keeps saying hi even after they have acknowledged her. She helped me up at the Horse Expo- she was the candy hander outer and she took her job very seriously. She couldn't understand why someone would pass up candy...hello! I can't believe all of the words that she is learning. She learned spider yesterday so we sang the itsy bitsy spider about 30 times. I love the look of concentration on her little face. We have been enjoying the warmer weather and she has been helping me at the farm. She loves the animals, dirt and especially the tractor. She feeds the horses and got squashed by the goat the other day. She still has her dare devil streak and finally got a bump out of it. She fell and hit the end table today as she was using her stool to climb the table so she can climb onto the desk...then she was rocking on her horse so hard she fell over backwards and then she fell into the tub..yeah, it was a good day.

Little Princess

Addie was perched in the dog bed (one of her favorite places to relax) and I snapped a few pics- do you think she likes getting her picture taken?
Why yes, that is at the TOP of the stairs. Worried? Only slightly.


Also, we have a monkey on our hands. She will climb anything and everything she possibly can. If you leave a chair near anything she climbs up the chair and then as high as she can. She loves climbing up the computer desk and getting into Dad's stash of gum...that girl has swallowed more gum than I care to think about. Hopefully it doesn't stay in there for 7 years...
She was riding her rocking horse the other night and doing tricks and fell off, she cried, pointed to the horse and stopped crying as soon as she was back on. We should have named her Knievel. She totally has the hair for wearing a helmet.

Little Reader

Addie really likes books now. Her favorite is Where the Wild Things Are- we can read it over and over and she loves it. She tickles the monsters during the wild rumpus. It's pretty funny. I think that I have it memorized now. It's so fun to have her snuggle up and read.
Apparently when you sit in the chair you have to have something on your head- I think that's a wipe
Also, Addie loves snowmobiles just about as much as her dad. I caught them watching snowmobile videos online. We took Addie snowmobiling last Saturday and sandwiched in between us- she fell asleep twice. We would hang out and eat snow while Dad did some fun stuff. Sadly, no pictures.

And of course there needs to be some random pics for your viewing pleasure :)
We were cleaning out the fridge..it doesn't always look that bare :) Sometimes when I get lazy and don't go to the store though....
Addie wore that headband for about 5 minutes..which is about 5 minutes longer than she has been wearing any headband.

Numero 2

So the Dawson family will be getting bigger by one in 2011. We are expecting another baby July 10. It will be interesting to see how Addie handles being a big sister. We don't know what we're having yet but will find out the end of February. So far this pregnancy has been easier (which has been so nice since Addie wears me out daily) so maybe it means a boy is on the way? We had an ultrasound because we weren't sure of the date and I was further along than I thought- which was nice. Right now I'm 15 weeks, I think. I'm not very good at keeping track.

Christmas!

We got a Wii for Christmas- wasn't too excited at first but I have to admit that I really like it.

Brooklynn was really excited to open presents
Dawson family Christmas- minus Addie- she was taking a nap
New baby doll
Addie is holding a package of mini oreos and opening presents with one hand. I think the mini oreos were her favorite present. And they came in my stocking--that is a mother's love.

Chocoholism runs in our family- I blame it on Grandma Larsen.
Durrant family picture- my little bro Rich crashed his bike on his mission and broke his collar bone and his arm in two places so they sent him home for a couple of weeks- just in time for Christmas

We had a really wonderful Christmas. We were able to spend it with lots of family. Rich is home so my family was complete and Chops brothers Gabe and Josh came up from New Mexico so we had 4 out of 5 Dawson boys here. All the kids are getting so big I can't believe how the time flies. Chops really surprised me and got a Wii for me. At first I wasn't really feeling it, but I must say it has been fun to play. It's also been really fun to totally kick Chops' bum at wakeboarding...yeah! We were able to go up to Strawberry and play with the sleds and snowmobiles. Addie really like riding them and we went down the hill a few times too. It's a bummer that the vacation is over.

Happy Birthday Chops

I'm trying to play catch up on our vacation. Chops birthday was the 19th. He turned the big 26. Early 20s don't really seem that old but once you hit 25, it just feels older. Closer to 30 I guess.We had both sets of family over and Addie and Brooklynn got to play together. I'm trying to make this all about Chops and as I look over the pictures that were taken on his birthday, they are all of the girls. Whoops. It has been great to spend Christmas break together and it will be kind of weird when he has to go back to school--tomorrow.